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file:///Y|/News_Letters/Newsletters/Wildside/2012-11%20WildSide.htm[11/30/2012 9:11:29 AM]
From: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [kristen@wildlifedepartment.ccsend.com] on
behalf of Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [info@odwc.state.ok.us]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:54 PM
To: gphillips@oltn.odl.state.ok.us
Subject: November WildSide: Rare, endangered bird passes through Oklahoma
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Dear Wildlife Enthusiasts,
You know that burning sensation you get in your ears when someone is talking about
you? Well, I think a single, subadult male whooping crane had that feeling a few weeks
ago, so he paid us an early visit to Lake Overholser.
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Mark Howery, wildlife diversity biologist for the
Department to discuss this year's whooping crane migration, which wouldn't occur for
weeks later. Ironically, I left his office to head back to Headquarters and received a call
from Mark stating he had an email of a whooping crane sighting at Lake Overholser. I
quickly turned around the truck and headed to meet Mark to see if we could confirm the
sighting.
We saw many American white
pelicans as we scanned the
dam for the tallest bird out
there. After a few scans, I hear
Mark exclaim, "well my
goodness it is a whooping
crane - come look Rachel."
And there it was, the tallest bird
in North America standing
peacefully on a mud flat at
Lake Overholser. This was a
first. My first time seeing an
endangered bird, and the first
time one has been confirmed
on the urban, Lake Overholser.

file:///Y|/News_Letters/Newsletters/Wildside/2012-11%20WildSide.htm[11/30/2012 9:11:29 AM]
From: Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [kristen@wildlifedepartment.ccsend.com] on
behalf of Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation [info@odwc.state.ok.us]
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 1:54 PM
To: gphillips@oltn.odl.state.ok.us
Subject: November WildSide: Rare, endangered bird passes through Oklahoma
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
Dear Wildlife Enthusiasts,
You know that burning sensation you get in your ears when someone is talking about
you? Well, I think a single, subadult male whooping crane had that feeling a few weeks
ago, so he paid us an early visit to Lake Overholser.
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Mark Howery, wildlife diversity biologist for the
Department to discuss this year's whooping crane migration, which wouldn't occur for
weeks later. Ironically, I left his office to head back to Headquarters and received a call
from Mark stating he had an email of a whooping crane sighting at Lake Overholser. I
quickly turned around the truck and headed to meet Mark to see if we could confirm the
sighting.
We saw many American white
pelicans as we scanned the
dam for the tallest bird out
there. After a few scans, I hear
Mark exclaim, "well my
goodness it is a whooping
crane - come look Rachel."
And there it was, the tallest bird
in North America standing
peacefully on a mud flat at
Lake Overholser. This was a
first. My first time seeing an
endangered bird, and the first
time one has been confirmed
on the urban, Lake Overholser.